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Youre watching are to International Coming to you live from the russian capital where its just turned 8 pm welcome to the program. The u. S. Is boosting its defensive capabilities in iraq the head of u. S. Central command said this was in response to the threat posed to american troops by neighboring iran were also in the process of bringing their Defense Systems Ballistic Missile Defense Systems into iraq in particular to protect ourselves against up another potential iranian attack. Now for more on this we cross live to our to scale up and so more American Military kit in the middle east whats prompted this indeed well many believe the tensions between the United States and the Islamic Republic of iran had actually cooled down but now we are hearing the opposite take a listen. This is no easy task iran is persistent and its growing at source will boost missiles despite International Condemnation iran remains the Worlds Largest state sponsor of terrorism now iran certainly has plenty on its plate right now with the coronavirus on the issue of having an arms race with the United States may not be irans top priority now its a little bizarre that the pentagon is citing iran as the primary source of terrorism when on sunday we just saw the death of 2 u. S. Troops 2 u. S. Military personnel were killed by ice ill the terrorists of ice ill that the Islamic Republic of iran has been on the forefront of fighting against and these 2 military personnel were killed by i still are actually the 1st u. S. Military personnel to die at the hands of i still sense trump declared that i still was completely defeated take a lesson the coalition to defeat isis has liberated very close to 100 percent of the territory were doing a good job with those as we have just absolutely decimated eyes as we have won a good study says weve beaten them and weve beaten him badly the ice is caliphate has been decimated in another short period of time like hours youll be hearing hours and days youll be hearing about the caliphate it was 100 percent defeated. So despite the reality of who is conducting terrorist attacks and who is killing u. S. Troops the position of the Trump White House that iran is the primary threat seems to persist. With the latest thank you. Lot armor of putin hasnt ruled out staying in power if thats what the people want the suggestion was 1st made by an m. P. As the duma discussed potential changes to the constitution or the president said it would be up to the people to decide in a public vote next month and it would also have to be approved by the Constitutional Court my colleague and a farmer got more details from ron gusty of. So my reported mr putin say exactly well his speech his address to the parliament was basically a summary of why this is needed why these constitutional amendments are necessary he also address the number of points additional amendments that the parliament had come up with among them was an amendment that would potentially lift the constitutional limit of the number of president ial terms anyone president can serve here blag me of putin was asked whether he supported it to which he replied no. Society should have guarantees that the regular changes. We need to think about future generations will do should i consider it inappropriate to remove from the constitution restrictions and the number of president s returned to school look he said russia has had its fair share of revolutions upheavals changes in power you know every time people expected Something Better to come of it and every time what they got was the opposite of corruption mass deaths its been hectic not only putin says theres no more appetite for revolutions in russia but people want change and this is you know this is inside everyone of us we want you blood and he says the point of a limit to the number of times a president conserve is to make sure that theres new ideas new faces coming into the government all the time taking russia into a new level evolving helping keep up with the times but blood near putin was also asked of another potential constitutional amendment of the reset of his president ial limit so potentially allowing him to serve another 2 terms given how wide reaching these constitutional amendments are theyre changing almost every aspect. Of life for russians and heres what that were putin had to say on potentially that. The 2nd proposal means removing the restriction from any citizen and the incumbent president inclusively and allowing the future participation in the elections if citizens support this amendments during the vote on april 22nd this option would only be possible under one condition if the Constitutional Court gives an official ruling that this will not contradict the laws of the constitution it worth mentioning is that Vladimir Putin didnt say whether he would run for another term if the Constitutional Court deemed these potential amendments regarding resetting his president ial terms as legitimate as legal so you know thats still up in the air and how do you think the public would react to this then if they had the chance to vote on what people people are going to react differently i mean likely of putins support his support levels his poll numbers away up he still has a majority support an overwhelming majority support but he this is his 4th president ial term ease an old face and he said himself that you know new blood is needed new faces are needed in Government People people want new people want evolution. And here again people will be voting only on whether Vladimir Putin is allowed to run for another 2 terms this is a whole host of issues and the moments that people will be voting for a new livable minimum wage establishing marriage as Something Union between a man and a woman beating parliamentarians potential candidates with a jewel citizenship for running from running for high office so these are this is a huge array of changes that we put in here says that theyre absolutely necessary that was the gist of his speech to parliament because times are changing. Hes a troubled nevertheless that is his take on how things will turn out it is entirely another whether russians agree with him and the vote is next month in april and that is when people will decide ultimately whether the believe his words where they believe that these amendments will make for a better tomorrow. As the spread of corona virus continues to affect Global Markets italys responded to the outbreak by putting the entire country into lockdown of more than 1000 infections more than 1500 on monday alone the country is the 2nd worst affected after china a number of deaths has risen in recent days to more than 460. I am a book descended to create that we can sum up with the expression of homes there will no longer be a red zone there will no longer be a zone one. Can enjoy there will be at li li that is a protected zone. Amid the tight new restrictions uprisings broke out in a number of jails in the country prisoners and blowing i have been writing since yesterday after they took over a jail and on fire in milan inmates were filmed on the roof top burning items and shouting for freedom and 60 trainees died in clashes in the Northern City of my dad obviously relatives of prisoners are gathered near jail concerned that prisoners could be infected by the covert 1000 virus prisoners are reportedly angered by new rules which have seen family visits suspended citizens in the italian capital lined up in long lines at supermarkets on monday night after the countrys pm extended the lockdown measures to the entire country meanwhile some italians were seen fleeing from the peak of the outbreak in the north to sicily and the south. Nothing since you wish and requires a strong sense of responsibility especially from the young who want because for example im coming from the net and probably put myself in voluntary quarantine them i do not think it is the right time to exporting germans. In any case it is a question of respect for us and for others in particular because im 25 years old and her family members are. Literally were in a situation where finding a safe place is getting complicated says the situation is already out of. School its clearly that everyone takes on their responsibilities and thats a proof proof precautions are taken with someone still a. Political analyst paulo or a phone i believe the e. U. Is efforts to contain the virus have fallen short so far. Its really just a democratic country and the number. Interests to be taken into account already the effects of the stock markets are very severe and therefore the government is trying to find a middle way between the containment of the virus and the Economic Needs but the 1st is the participation of the responsible decision if you dont see it isnt this doesnt that mean the least no way to contain fires you have as confidence is and can intervene above the Member States but even in this case because versity of the e. U. To intervene in this emergency has been very vague. Just the sort of solidarity among states which has not been seen. After wall street suffered its 1st automatic halt in trading and more than 2 decades with stocks falling nearly 8 percent World Markets seem to be slowly recovering so is the price of oil which also went into freefall yesterday after a price war triggered by saudi arabia and in the u. S. The dow plunged more than 2000 points the worst one day point drop ever prompted by Oil Price War that stunned markets around the world we had a huge market event yesterday as a lot of investors repriced at all a sharp crash restart markets in a 2000 point swing on the dow set the scene for what happens today Business News now starting with the crude oil markets as they try to bounce back from their worst day since 1901. While prices plunged 30 percent on whats been dubbed black monday in the biggest single day fall since the 1st iraq war it was sparked by a spat between top crude suppliers riyadh and moscow who couldnt agree on a deal on production. Saudi arabia says it flashing oil prices to grab market share from russia it falls russias refusal last week to back an opec plan to cut Oil Production to bolster its price moscow believing that would only benefit high cost producers in the u. S. And as a result of oil prices plunged along with markets although they have rebounded slightly Russias Energy minister had this to say about the situation. Unfortunately opec plus partners decided at their meeting to reduce all of the production by the end of the year point 5000000. 00 sharon said they did not consider any other option of course the fact that low consensus was reached the extension of the agreement and starting from april 1st all countries have the opportunity to independently confirm their production policy on the media yesterday very strong decline in World Markets and accordingly prices this was primarily that appeared on the weekend am close it offered its consumers an additional price reduction however today we can see that markets recovered showing about 7 percent growth see how the situation develops it seems to me that the panic that has a hold yesterday has already partially subsided the market. Analysts we spoke to told us that saudi arabia is playing a losing game. An observer of markets could see this coming the credit bubble d blowing up again this is part 0 of the 2008 financial crisis you know it turns out russia is the best at that you know a lot of coal oil going you know russias cost of energy is about 7. 00 a barrel yea saudi arabia is close to 3. 00 a barrel but russia has got no debt and theyve been buying goal meanwhile in usa and america their cost is closer to 50. 00 this will be the complete this arrangement of the american shale industry saudi arabia and america are really that position that this International Oil kolker game and i think russia is holding 3 aces the Current Situation clearly the saudis are to blame they have taken a move whose only benefit the only potential advantage in the general strategic michail valley in terms of is the surprise taddeo arabia vastly increased production to create a huge price drop with potential for further price drops were talking some some analysts fear prices could go as low as 23. 00 a barrel which would be levels than the early ninetys and this move was solely precipitated by saudi arabia simply because the russians did not go along with the previous proposal when in fact there was room for further negotiation what print some mind wants to achieve with this remains unclear because his Oil Production increase is also compromises the saudi states ability to fulfill its welfare function and therefore to keep domestic stability. Still had relatives of u. K. Army veterans from the commonwealth have launched an online petition slamming what they call grave injustice. Details on that after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to us of the world of politics or business im show business ill see you then. Welcome back u. K. Army veterans from the commonwealth and International Association of states formerly part of the British Empire have criticised what they call the grave injustice that they could be deported m. P. s from the Ruling Conservative Party are now calling on the government to help former Service Members with the complex and costly procedures to stay in the country. Its hard to imagine people more entitle to live in our islands than those who have fought to defend them we need to look hard at these cases and ensure we support those who should have been able to stay all of. This does seem wrong i hope the home office will rectify this quickly and save these former british soldiers from the trauma of kuwait proceedings and for the delay under home office rules commonwealth veterans who have served at least 4 years in the u. K. Armed forces can apply for indefinite leave to remain also known as settlement however many cannot afford the procedures which can cost thousands of pounds and those who dont apply could be forced to leave britain about or and told us that their treatment by the government is appalling. We should not be these of these 1000000 applications so many locations and. If you see me and refusing me all of. The armed forces from the from the Territorial Army that refuse me from working in. Which and i know i have. Only money. I mean theres room. For them now if that is. I mean theres room they. Need to do is give me the real me and. The wife of a british soldier from south africa has started an online petition to make life long stay in the u. K. Free for all commonwealth veterans she shared her thoughts on the story. They have so sour cream country they have for falcon country i mean what has been the lot of these hes done 2 tours hes. Streets and under nafta a terrorist attack take a taxi stand not entitled to any benefits or anything like that why have we charges such a ridiculous amount of money for them to remain in the u. K. Popped it up done everything thats done we lived life to children and that it was come to regencies and i was a bit worried that its like i said oh ok we need to start making sure that money aside and the face just kept going up and up every year every day when they go on their facebook my husband and said but its a subclass occur to me having to explain its much too young if anything happened to him jennys army career i think that they need to reevaluate the course. There have been significant irregularities and democratic primary voting including closed or relocated polling stations and extremely long lines thats according to the league of united latin american citizens without the views of independent news site the gray zone who said the organization of american states should perhaps look at the claims. The u. S. Must send an emergency Election Monitoring Team to the United States to ensure independent scrutiny of a president ial primary that has been marred by clear regularities and the systematic and high need to scream and through obstruction of citizens right to vote in the United States what we actually have witnessed are major discrepancies between exit polling data in the democratic 2020 primary and the final computer count which is being conducted in a very opaque fashion weve seen in minority and poor communities people having to wait in line for 5 hours just to vote in the state of texas 750 polling places have been removed since 2012 that means there is one polling place for every 7700 people and this is particularly an acute problem in latino and africanamerican areas why are there no election monitors in the u. S. Why does the oas only send election monitors to places like bolivia to falsely allege fraud and trigger military coups if texas or New Hampshire or South Carolina were socialist latin american countries the cia through the oas would have already installed a stick right wing government like that of janine on is today in bolivia and october the oas accuse bolivia socialist government of irregularities and vote counting which led to evo morales having to step down after being told to do so by as military however a new top level u. S. Study has found no evidence of Election Fraud and the former bolivian leader who is now in political asylum in argentina said the oas stole the election. Last year we won in the 1st round now researchers and scientists are demonstrating that there was no fraud on october 20. 3 and lets not have any fear of dictatorship brothers and sisters we are going to defeat the dictatorship with democracy with the conscience of the bolivian people. The un who Human Rights Organization has expressed concern over the prosecution of dozens of people close to the former president libya is now headed by a right wing conservative government led by janine onions who proclaimed herself interim president taylor picks up the story. But libya was promised peace what i got was beatings bullets and a whole lot of bad. Once boldly waving from the balcony of the president ial palace the self appointed interim president janine anya is now ha its from angry crowds who are chanting assassin killer traitor because the woman who promised peace. Assumed the presidency with a midget a fact in line with the constitution and pledged to take all measures necessary to bring peace to the country has waged war on john and as politicians and on have very own people. Theres a director of the state Radio Station was tied to a tree and humiliated for hours. An incident that was reportedly documented by argentine journalist mauro who was found unconscious in his home a day later with injuries to different parts of his body and who died 6 days later. The. Various Foreign Ministers described whole east containing their home interests as telephone Numbers Family addresses and other personal information are being circulated viral both top facebook and other social media. It has also been publicly reported that the wire flares bodies of several people were. Kielty in the midst of her disappearance allegedly after being collected by Law Enforcement officers and no further information has been provided on them says shes already cracking down on the violent supporters of the previous government but either way it seems its easier to make promises of peace when you havent had a taste of power yet manda parity bang is quite likes the taste because despite promising not to seek election may shes decided to throw her hat into the ring of to rule now washington must be pleased it was off to rule in its support of the democratic regime change in the latin American Country but it also considers itself the need of the free walled so surely such reports of brutality would deserve at least a slap on the wrist no. Silence or as good as silence to the killings to the beatings to the tear gas a diluted lets all be well behaved and its not a one off pass why was the indignation when hundreds of human rights activists and leftwing Community Leaders were killed in colombia when there was peace killings in brasilia neighborhoods all when the president was allegedly linked to drug traffickers there wasnt any or it was hard hearted best and what do they all have in common all the countries are run by right wing government too many have nice things to say about donald trump latin america has long been washingtons playground from panama to guatemala from venezuela to grenada washington has been keen to strong arm in sympathetic leaders and it seems that once that in human rights be damned. If all the stories havent quite your thirst for news head on over to our website r. T. Dot com for countless articles and interviews and all of our shows. 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